Today's News

While most people were snug in their houses, still sound asleep in their beds last Thursday morning, volunteers were searching the county in an effort to locate the homeless.

Beginning at 5 a.m., teams of volunteers and law enforcement officials were dispatched in all four municipalities and to other areas around the county to participate in a county wide Point in Time Count of all area homeless as part of the Tennessee Valley Coalition to End Homelessness.

This year’s Relay for Life kickoff event began with a whole lot of hope and record attendance.

The promise is that this year is going to be even bigger and better than ever.

With many new faces as well as old, excitement was in the air as friends and strangers gathered together with one goal in mind-to fight the battle against cancer.

Team leaders wearing ‘Fight Like a Girl’ t-shirts stood around and discussed strategies to wage war against their common nemesis, while others spread inspiration just by being there and being survivors.

She wanted a new attorney and she wanted out of jail. But neither one panned out for her.

Approaching the bench, David Pollard, Douglas’ court appointed attorney, said he been made aware that his client wasn’t happy with his approach to her criminal charges.

“She has expressed some disappointment with my handling of the case,” Pollard told Criminal Court Judge Shayne Sexton. It soon became evident that Douglas had sent Sexton a letter asking for a new counsel in her case.

This year’s Relay for Life kickoff event began with a whole lot of hope and record attendance.

The promise is that this year is going to be even bigger and better than ever.

With many new faces as well as old, excitement was in the air as friends and strangers gathered together with one goal in mind-to fight the battle against cancer.

Team leaders wearing ‘Fight Like a Girl’ t-shirts stood around and discussed strategies to wage war against their common nemesis, while others spread inspiration just by being there and being survivors.

One of the largest snowfalls in years dumped roughly six to eight inches of snow on Campbell County, leaving schools closed, while county road employees scrambled to spread gravel and plow roads.

Even though the road department began preparing a week in advance for the storm, the large amount of snow that fell was just too much to keep up with, according to Campbell County Road Superintendent Dennis Potter.